North Plainfield School District
State budget reportSomerset County · 2026-27 budget, from New Jersey Department of Education files. Budgets are set for a whole district, so every school in it shares these figures.
Spending
- Day-to-day spending2025-26: $91.5M → 2026-27: $98.6M (+7.8%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
- Employee benefits2025-26: $19.1M → 2026-27: $21.4M (+12%)21.7% of day-to-day spending.Somerset County median +17.9% · New Jersey median +18.2%
- Everything else2025-26: $72.4M → 2026-27: $77.2M (+6.6%)Somerset County median +1.9% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
- Local school tax levy2025-26: $33.4M → 2026-27: $34M (+2%)Somerset County median +6.3% · New Jersey median +5%
- State school aidDown $1.9M from last year State aid file
- Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $6.8M → 2026-27: $750,000Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Teachers
- Students per teacher2021-22: 10.4 → 2024-25: 10.6Somerset County median 10.3 · New Jersey median 10.7
- Median teacher salary2024-25: $80,510Somerset County median $83,002 · New Jersey median $78,587
Medians are across districts whose budgets are comparable; services commissions and districts outside the state aid formula are left out.